BlackRock Files for Bitcoin ETF, Seeks Approval in 2023
• BlackRock received $100,000 in seed funding from an investor for its Bitcoin ETF, according to a recent filing • BlackRock is the biggest and most prestigious Wall Street firm to apply for a Bitcoin ETF • The SEC has denied Bitcoin ETF applications in the past but may approve one soon due to BlackRock's influence • BlackRock CEO Larry Fink praised Bitcoin as an "international asset" that is "digitizing gold" • Analysts predict the SEC could approve a Bitcoin ETF in January 2023